Apart from creating headlines, there’s also self interest in that by causing uproar it might bring Harley or Oscar to their club. Self interest is a powerful motivator.Normally watching all these AFL shows you hope for a little tidbit about the Eagles after they've gone through a Vic team's performance with a fine tooth comb. As soon as there's blood in the water we're primetime baby!
And, let’s face the Vics just can’t stand us because we’re very successful and very wealthy. More so than most/all Vic clubs. By comparison Freo are treated either benignly or with indifference because they haven’t won flags.